Ángela Ponce

Ángela María Ponce Camacho is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2018. Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first openly transgender contestant competing for the title. She did not advance to the finals.

Career

Ponce entered and won the Miss World Cádiz 2015 title. Since she won that title, she represented Cádiz in Miss World Spain 2015. At that pageant, she was unplaced. On 29 June 2018, she competed at the Miss Universe Spain 2018 pageant and won the title, becoming the first openly transgender woman to win the title. She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.